Elections

2018 Election Complete

Voting closed and Election results were posted after 8:15 pm on October 23, 2018.

General Information

Municipal elections are the foundation of the local democratic process and are held every four years in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. The last municipal election was held October 2018. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has a variety of resources relating to municipal elections.

The Township of Woolwich will be conducting the next municipal election in October 2022 for the offices of:

• Mayor
• Townships Councillors (5)
• Regional Chair
• School Trustees for:
  • Waterloo Region District School Board (1)
  • Waterloo Catholic District School Board (2)
  • French Public School Board (1)
  • French Catholic School Board (1)

2018 Municipal Election Procedures

The 2018 Woolwich Township election was held in accordance with the 2018 Municipal Election Procedures.

Get Involved

You can get involved in local issues at any time by volunteering, staying engaged and sharing feedback with members of Council. The Municipal Election provides even more opportunity for engagement and helping to shape your community like:

• voting - the most simple and powerful way to make your voice heard
• running for office - if you want the chance to lead and make decisions
• supporting a candidate -  you can volunteer or donate to support a candidate

Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC)

Woolwich Township has partnered with the Region of Waterloo, Cities of Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener and Waterloo, and the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley and Wilmot to form a joint Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC) for the term 2018-2022. The role of MECAC is to:

• grant or reject applications for a compliance audit
• if a compliance audit is granted, appoint an auditor, receive the auditor's report and decide if legal action is needed
• consider reports from the Clerk identifying contributors who appear to have contravened election contribution limits, and decide if legal action is needed

If you are an elector entitled to vote in the election and have reasonable grounds to believe a candidate or third party advertiser has not followed election finance rules, you can apply for a compliance audit. All applications must be received by the Township Clerk by June 27, 2019 (90 days after the filing date) and must be made in writing indicating why you believe the rules were not followed.

Election Accessibility

Woolwich Township is committed to fostering a more inclusive community and allowing persons with disabilities to fully participate in the community. As part of this commitment, the Clerk ensured that the 2018 Municipal Election accommodated, encouraged participation and inspired confidence of persons with a disability.